Ji Yuan entrusted these trivial matters to the manor head, Zhao Tong, only asking about them daily.
Zhao Tong had to pay wages every ten days, and his heart would ache each time. He actually didn't want to recruit more people, but Mr. Ji specifically instructed him to accept anyone who arrived, without turning anyone away.
After the work was done, those who were diligent and capable were kept, while those who were sly and lazy were dismissed.
So when he saw Zhang Dayan and a few others, although he was calculating the daily increase in food and copper coins, he still accepted them.
Zhang Dayan and the others stayed and worked for two days, ate two days of full meals, and slept on warm beds, which confirmed for them that the work was doable and the Zhao Family was trustworthy.
So after some discussion, they decided to let Zhang Dayan and the village chief's son return to call more people, bringing everyone capable of working from the village, while the rest stayed here.
